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Tornado Warning 67, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2011, 7:24 PM CDT for Mobile County, Washington County, Alabama; Greene County, Perry County, Mississippi. It was in force for 51 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2011, 7:24 PM CDT (00:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2011, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
Counties Mobile County, AL, Washington County, AL, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 7:52 PM CDT | TORNADO | W Leakesville, MS | STRUCTURE DAMAGE REPORTED ON DEAN TURNER ROAD. TREES AND POWER LINES ALSO DOWN |
| Apr 15, 7:53 PM CDT | TORNADO | Leakesville, MS | TORANDO REPORTED ON THE GROUND NEAR HIGH SCHOOL ROAD AND HIGHWAY 57 JUST WEST OF LEAKESVILLE. POWER OUT IN THE CITY. |
| Apr 15, 7:55 PM CDT | TORNADO | Nw Leakesville, MS | GREENE COUNTY EMA REPORTS SEVERAL HOMES DESTROYED IN NW LEAKESVILLE. SEVERAL INJURIES REPORTED WITH PEOPLE BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. |
| Apr 15, 8:15 PM CDT | TORNADO | Vinegar Bend, AL | *** 1 INJ *** UNKNOWN NUMBER OF INJURIES IN VINEGAR BEND AND DEER PARK AREAS REPORTED BY BOTH EMA AND MEDIA. TREES BLOCKING ROADS AND PREVENTING EMERGENCY CREWS FROM REACHING THE SCENE. EXTENT OF INJURIES AND STRUCTURE DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. AT LEAST ONE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 11:21 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 152 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2774 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 267 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 318 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 5.3
- Supercell composite
- 18.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
074 WFUS54 KMOB 160024 TORMOB ALC097-129-MSC041-111-160115- /O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0067.110416T0024Z-110416T0115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 724 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEAKESVILLE... EAST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHWESTERN MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CITRONELLE... SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... * UNTIL 815 PM CDT * AT 721 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 19 MILES SOUTH OF RICHTON...OR NEAR MCLAIN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LEAKESVILLE AROUND 755 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3139 8832 3102 8823 3101 8892 3114 8894 TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 249DEG 33KT 3109 8886 $$
3 follow-up statements
899 WWUS54 KMOB 160035 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 735 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ALC097-129-MSC041-111-160115- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110416T0115Z/ WASHINGTON AL-PERRY MS-GREENE MS-MOBILE AL- 735 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN MOBILE...SOUTHERN GREENE...EAST CENTRAL PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES... AT 735 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS NEAR NEELY...OR ABOUT 11 MILES WEST OF LEAKESVILLE... MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING... SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...OR LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3139 8832 3102 8823 3101 8892 3114 8894 TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 253DEG 35KT 3112 8872 $$
680 WWUS54 KMOB 160043 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 743 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 MSC111-160052- /O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110416T0115Z/ PERRY MS- 743 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 739 PM CDT...THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY HAS MOVED EAST INTO GREENE COUNTY...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3107 8874 3119 8873 3139 8832 3102 8823 TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 255DEG 34KT 3113 8866 $$ ALC097-129-MSC041-160115- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110416T0115Z/ WASHINGTON AL-GREENE MS-MOBILE AL- 743 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN MOBILE...SOUTHERN GREENE AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES... AT 739 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS NEAR HILLMAN...OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF LEAKESVILLE... MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING... SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...OR LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3107 8874 3119 8873 3139 8832 3102 8823 TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 255DEG 34KT 3113 8866 $$
031 WWUS54 KMOB 160057 SVSMOB SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 757 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ALC097-129-MSC041-160115- /O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110416T0115Z/ WASHINGTON AL-GREENE MS-MOBILE AL- 757 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN MOBILE...EAST CENTRAL GREENE AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES... ...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY... AT 753 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS NEAR LEAKESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING... SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...OR LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3107 8858 3123 8861 3139 8832 3102 8823 TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 251DEG 32KT 3117 8852 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 15, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wilcox | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 29 min |
| Apr 15, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 8:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 8:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 8:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 55 min |
| Apr 15, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Clarke, Mobile, Washington | 45 min |
| Apr 15, 9:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MOB | Washington | 117 min |
| Apr 15, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Monroe | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 9:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke, Washington | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 61 min |
| Apr 15, 10:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington | 55 min |
| Apr 15, 10:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Monroe, Wilcox | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 10:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Mobile | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 10:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe | 61 min |
| Apr 15, 11:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 16 min |
| Apr 15, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Crenshaw | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 11:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh, Covington, Escambia | 60 min |
| Apr 16, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw | 60 min |
| Apr 16, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Crenshaw | 32 min |
| Apr 16, 12:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 52 min |
| Apr 16, 1:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Covington | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 7:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry | 37 min |
| Apr 15, 8:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry | 54 min |
| Apr 15, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry | 63 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Alabama, 2011Tornado Warnings in Mississippi, 2011Every tornado warning in 2011Tornadoes in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.